Oral history interview with Ray Hechler, 2001 December 06
- Resource Type:
- Manuscript (Paper)
- Publication:
- 2001
- Serial Holdings:
- Shelved in Oral History Transcripts Collection, University Archives.
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- Summary:
- Interview with Ray Hechler, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a member of the Marine detachment on the light cruiser USS Helena during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also his experiences in the Solomon Islands Campaign and the amphibious assault on Peleliu Island. Enlistment in the Marine Corps, 1939; assignment to the Helena, December, 1939; his activities during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor; his activities in the days immediately after the attack; transfer to the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and reassignment to the Solomon Islands, November, 1942; combat around Cape Gloucester, New Britain; his personal encounter with Colonel Eugene ("Chesty") Puller; the Peleliu Campaign, September, 1944; his battle wound and evacuation; recuperation and return Stateside duty.
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- Languages:
- English
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- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Interview conducted in 2001 for the World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Marine Corps) and World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project . Interviewer: William J. Alexander.
- Physical Description:
- 45 leaves ; 29 cm
- Call Numbers:
- OH 1437
- OCLC Numbers:
- 420309491